
Mateusz Masternak vs Artur Mann set for October 4 in Poland
Mann steps in for Leonardo Mosquea, who was forced to relinquish the title due to what the EBU has described as a serious illness.
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Mann steps in for Leonardo Mosquea, who was forced to relinquish the title due to what the EBU has described as a serious illness.

European cruiserweight champion Leonardo Mosquea will defend the title against mandatory challenger, 38-year-old Polish veteran Mateusz Masternak, on October 4 in Zakopane, Poland.

The non-title heavyweight fight between former cruiser king Murat Gassiev, 30-2 (23 KOs) and unbeaten Dane Kem Ljungquist, 18-0 (11 KOs) that was set for Vienna on October 19 has been postponed as Gassiev, out of action since losing to Otto Wallin last year, couldn't get a visa.


WBO cruiserweight world champion Chris Billam-Smith got a bit more than he bargained for in his TKO victory over veteran challenger Mateusz Masternak.

Billam-Smith, Masternak Fight Photos Gallery - Bournemouth, UK - WBO cruiserweight champion Chris Billam-Smith (19-1, 13 KOs) overcame some tough moments to stop veteran Mateusz Masternak (47-6, 31 KOs) in seven rounds. (photos by Lawrence Lustig)

Top cruiserweight contender Richard Riakporhe is confident in his ability to beat WBO world champion Chris Billam-Smith and he's willing to travel to Bournemouth to make the fight happen.

Sunday night or not, the Bournemouth International Centre was bouncing for Chris Billam-Smith’s first defense of his WBO cruiserweight title.

The same mentality that led Chris Billam-Smith to the WBO cruiserweight title will be applied to the first defense of that crown. A second straight homecoming is afforded the Bournemouth native, who faces Poland’s Mateusz Masternak this Sunday

Undefeated cruiserweight contender Richard Riakporhe is placing a target on the back of the winner of Sunday's fight between WBO world champion Chris Billam-Smith and challenger Mateusz Masternak.